In the News

Jeffrey Davis, Political Science, on WYPR-88.1 FM
One of the Obama administration’s earliest actions was the executive order to close the Guantanamo detention camp within the year. “Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast” on WYPR-88.1 FM interviewed Jeffrey Davis, associate professor of political science, regarding this development and other international law issues. The interview aired Wednesday, January 21.
http://www.wypr.org/MD_MORNING.html
Barry Lanman, Martha Ross Center for Oral History, in the Baltimore Examiner
The Baltimore Examiner reported that Barry Lanman, director of the Martha Ross Center for Oral History, will present his research on the 350th anniversary of Baltimore County as the county begins a year-long celebration of the milestone. The news item, “Baltimore County Plans for 350th Anniversary,” ran Friday, January 23.
http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/012309anniversary.html

Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Washington Examiner
As state leaders in Maryland and Virginia developed their budgets, the Washington Examiner reported that “those in Maryland bet on the promise of federal stimulus dollars, while Virginia leaders planned for the worst.” Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, told the Examiner that Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley factored prospective federal stimulus money into his $14.4 billion fiscal 2010 budget. “It’s clear the governor of Maryland did not want to spread the pain. And it looks like the Virginia legislators don’t mind spreading the pain,” Norris said. The story, “Dividing the Stimulus Among D.C., Va., Md., Metro,” ran Thursday, January 29.
http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/Dividing-the-stimulus-among-DC-Va-Md-Metro38564567.html

Manil Suri, Mathematics, on WJZ-TV Channel 13
Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, was a guest on the “Coffee With” segment of the morning news program on WJZ-TV Channel 13. Suri discussed the paperback-version release of his second novel, The Age of Shiva. The interview aired Thursday, January 29.
http://wjz.com/morningedition/Manil.Suri.professor.2.920926.html
Bill Thomas, Erickson School, in the Washington Post
The Washington Post profiled the emergency room at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, one of the nation’s first emergency rooms designed to serve a population 65 and older. Bill Thomas, professor of aging studies in the Erickson School, helped the hospital design the new area. The story, “Serenity in Emergencies,” and accompanied video produced by the Erickson School, ran in the Washington Post and on washingtonpost.com Tuesday, January 27.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601872.html?referrer=emailarticle&sid=ST2009012601965&s_pos=
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
In his latest column for the Baltimore Sun, Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller recalled a breakfast meeting with Governor Martin O’Malley in which O’Malley reviewed the progress of his administration. “Masked as it is by his public image as the sleeveless, grinning Celtic rock band frontman, wonkiness is Mr. O’Malley’s most overlooked trait. He spews policy details and figures like an auctioneer,” Schaller wrote. The column, “O’Malley’s Midterm Exam: A’s, B’s and a C-minus,” appeared Tuesday, January 27.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller27jan27,0,5359314.column